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17 February, 17:27

On January 1, 2016, a company issued $400,000 of 10-year, 12% bonds. The interest is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The issue price was $413,153 based on a 10% market interest rate. The effective-interest method of amortization is used. Rounding all calculations to nearest whole dollar, what is the interest expense for the six-month period ending June 30, 2016?

a. $24,000.

b. $24,789.

c. $20,000.

d. $20,658.

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  1. 17 February, 17:54
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    d. $20,658.

    Explanation:

    The computation of the interest expense for the six months is shown below:

    = Issue price * market rate of interest * number of months : (total number of months in a year)

    = $413,153 * 10% * (6 months : 12 months)

    = 20658

    The six months is computed from On January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016

    We simply apply the formula so that the accurate value can come.
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